Usages of biti
Ovo je voda.
This is water.
To je kafa.
That is coffee.
Ovo je hleb.
This is bread.
Voda je dobra.
The water is good.
Kafa je dobra.
The coffee is good.
Hleb je dobar.
The bread is good.
Ja sam ovde.
I am here.
Ti si tamo.
You are there.
On je ovde.
He is here.
Ona je tamo.
She is there.
Ovo je kuća.
This is a house.
To je grad.
That is a city.
Kuća je velika.
The house is big.
Grad je velik.
The city is big.
Hrana je dobra.
The food is good.
Ovo je mala mačka.
This is a small cat.
Mačka je mala.
The cat is small.
To je pas.
That is a dog.
Pas je ovde.
The dog is here.
Ovo je škola.
This is a school.
Ovo je prodavnica.
This is a store.
Ona je prijateljica.
She is a friend.
Prijateljica je lepa.
The female friend is beautiful.
On je prijatelj.
He is a friend.
Prijatelj je ovde.
The friend is here.
Dete je ovde.
The child is here.
Kuća je lepa, ali mala.
The house is beautiful, but small.
Gde je škola?
Where is the school?
Gde je prodavnica?
Where is the store?
Ko je ona?
Who is she?
Ko je on?
Who is he?
Prijateljica je ovde.
The female friend is here.
Ovo je moja porodica.
This is my family.
Moja majka je ovde, a moj otac je tamo.
My mother is here, and my father is there.
Stan je blizu škole.
The apartment is near the school.
Moja soba je mala, ali lepa.
My room is small, but beautiful.
U sobi je moja knjiga.
My book is in the room.
Gde je moj telefon?
Where is my phone?
Telefon je u sobi.
The phone is in the room.
Restoran je blizu kancelarije.
The restaurant is near the office.
Moja sestra sada radi, ali sutra nije na poslu.
My sister is working now, but tomorrow she is not at work.
Moja ulica je blizu parka.
My street is near the park.
Prodavnica je u mojoj ulici.
The store is on my street.
Da li si slobodna danas?
Are you free today?
Ja nisam slobodan sutra.
I am not free tomorrow.
Ja sam umoran svako veče.
I am tired every evening.
Moja majka je umorna svako veče.
My mother is tired every evening.
Moj otac je sada na poslu.
My father is at work now.
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